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SAN DIEGO - American Hockey League MVP Daniel Carr scored 6:01 into double-overtime to lift the Wolves over the San Diego Gulls 2-1 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals on Friday night at Pechanga Arena.
The Wolves pulled into a 2-2 tie in this best-of-seven series as defenseman Griffin Reinhart scored in regulation for Chicago (9-6) while goaltender Oscar Dansk (8-5) matched his career-high with 40 saves.
"This is huge," said Wolves head coach Rocky Thompson. "We found a way. We had... Full Story

TORONTO, ON - The Checkers rebounded well in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, using a pair of shorthanded goals to propel themselves past Toronto 4-1 to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
The Marlies opened the scoring on their first of three first-period power plays and nearly doubled up the Checkers in shots through the first frame, but Nicolas Roy clawed his team back into the game in the final minute, scoring a shorthanded goal for the second straight game to tie things at one.
The Checkers carried that spark into the second, with lineup additions Steven Lorentz and Stelio Matthe... Full Story

COLUMBIA, SC - There was a power surge at Segra Park on Friday night. The Fireflies smashed a season-best three home runs and defeated the Drive in the series finale, 6-2. The Fireflies split the four-game set with their Southern-Division rivals.
Those homers were three of the season-high seven extra-base hits the Fireflies tallied on Friday. The offense sparked early against Greenville (19-28). The red-hot Mark Vientos ripped a two-run home run - his fifth of the year - in the opening inning. The blast hit the Bojangles' Berm sign on the fly well past the left-center field wall. Vientos'... Full Story

MANCHESTER, NH- Alan Trejo's two-run homer and a trio of relievers combined to give the Hartford Yard Goats a 4-2 win over New Hampshire, Friday night, before 3,742 at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. It was the Yard Goats 12th win in 16 games against their New England rivals, clinching the annual Plymouth Rock Assurance Cup for the first time.
Down 2-1 in the fourth inning, Hartford (26-21) rallied on a single by Colton Welker and Trejo's two-out opposite field home run to right. Welker and Manny Melendez also hit solo shots for the Yard Goats. Hartford has hit the second most home runs in ... Full Story